Orchestral Music: A Handbook

Daniels, David. Orchestral Music: A Handbook. 4th ed.     Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2005. Ref. ML128.O5 D3 2005 Contains a listing of orchestral works from all time periods and includes composer, title, instrumentation, contents (if applicable), approximate durations (when available) and publication information. There is an alphabetical listing by composer in addition to various appendices that list … Continued

Requesting Items from Storage

As many of you may know the Music Library has a large number of items in Storage. To request these items use the request link in the online catalog. Items will be delivered to the location specified in your user account. For deliveries to the Music library, turnover time generally takes between 2-3 days, and … Continued

New Soybean Title added to Plant Management Network

Proceedings of the National Soybean Rust Symposium is now available through the Plant Management Network. The Proceedings are located under “Resources” on the PMN main page. Choose “Soybean Rust” from the pull down menu and you will find the Proceedings linked there. The Proceedings include the conference program, PowerPoint presentations from all 43 speakers, information … Continued

Changes In Library Automation System

Throughout the break, the library will be performing an upgrade to the Library automation system. Users should not notice any interruption in service; however, some patron empowerment features will be temporarily unavailable. Also, while this upgrade is being performed the libraries will be unable to order or process new materials. The changes to the online … Continued

Peter Schickele: A Bio-bibliography.

Ravas, Tammy. Peter Schickele: A Bio-bibliography.     Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004. Ref. ML134.S253 R38 2004 This book is organized into seven chapters: Biography, Works and Performances, Discography, Bibliography, Alphabetical Title Index, Chronology, and a Name Index. The Biography section of this book presents a short essay on Schickele’s life followed by a categorical listing of his works … Continued

The Symphony: An Interactive Guide

Blackwell, Brian and Andre Dauwalder. The Symphony: An Interactive Guide.     1998. http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/?tqskip1=1. Includes information, photos, and sound clips for history and development of the symphony, composers’ information, a timeline, data on symphonies, instruments of the orchestra, and symphonic forms. Interestingly, this site is produced by two teenagers in Australia.

Christmas trees available from local farms

A list of locally-grown Christmas trees is on the Pick Tennessee products website at http://picktnproducts.org/trees/cmastrees.html. There is also information on how to select a cut or live tree. Several families of faculty and/or students on the Ag Campus sell trees from their farms.